Dec 14, 2023
How the world agreed to move away from fossil fuels at COP28

By Maha El Dahan, David Stanway and Valerie Volcovici DUBAI (Reuters) - The COP28 climate summit in Dubai started with all the ingredients for spectacular failure: It proposed an end to the fossil-fuel era at a conference situated in Arab…

Dec 14, 2023
US Senate to vote on Ukraine funding, border security next week

By Makini Brice and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate will vote on military aid for Ukraine and Israel next week as negotiations continue over changes to U.S. border security policy that would be tied to the funding, Senate…

Dec 14, 2023
US agencies seize illegal e-cigarettes worth $18 million

By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection seized more than $18 million worth of unauthorized e-cigarettes, which included popular brands such as Elf Bar, the FDA said on Thursday. About 1.4…

Dec 14, 2023
Wyndham franchisees question possible Choice merger, association says

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) - A major U.S. hotel owners association said its Wyndham Hotels & Resorts franchisee members are worried an acquisition by budget operator Choice Hotels International could hurt their business. Choice on Tuesday launched a…

Dec 14, 2023
Starbucks closed 23 stores to deter unionizing, US agency says

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. labor agency is seeking to force Starbucks Corp to reopen 23 stores that were allegedly shuttered last year to discourage a nationwide union campaign, the latest case to accuse the coffee chain of illegal…